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kleptoparasiting

kleptoparasiting is the present participle and gerund of kleptoparasite.

Meaning of kleptoparasite

Verb

kleptoparasite (third-person singular simple present kleptoparasites, present participle kleptoparasiting, simple past and past participle kleptoparasited)

  1. (transitive) To engage in kleptoparasitism.

See all 2 meanings of kleptoparasite

Adjective

kleptoparasiting (not comparable)

  1. One that employs kleptoparasitism.

Questions about kleptoparasiting

What does kleptoparasiting mean?
Kleptoparasiting means one that employs kleptoparasitism.
What is kleptoparasiting the present participle and gerund of?
Kleptoparasiting is the present participle and gerund of kleptoparasite.
What part of speech is kleptoparasiting?
Kleptoparasiting is an adjective.

Words near kleptoparasiting in the dictionary

  1. kleptoparasite
  2. kleptoparasited
  3. kleptoparasites
  4. kleptoparasitic
  5. kleptoparasitically
  6. kleptoparasiting
  7. kleptoparasitism
  8. kleptoparasitize
  9. kleptoparasitized
  10. kleptoparasitizes
  11. kleptoparasitizing

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